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A Golden Collaboration in Collecting Ag Data

00:02:30.168 2022-10-11

An agreement between the National Agricultural Statistics Service and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture reached its 50-year milestone - one behind partnership in obtaining ag statistics. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. NASDA Past President Richard Ball. NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer.

Addressing Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in America

00:05:00.072 2022-10-04

A White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health brought stakeholders together to discuss how to end hunger in our country and reduce diet -related diseases by the year 2030. Rod Bain looks at a national strategy and commitments to take on hunger, nutrition, and health issues in this edition of "Agriculture USA".

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. President Joe Biden. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Tara Roberts-Turner of Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative. Researcher Maribel Campos-Rivera.

A National Strategy to Address Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

00:02:52.680 2022-10-04

The recent White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health introduced a national strategy in addressing those issues. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

One for the Record Books - Hurricane Ian

00:02:31.584 2022-10-04

What are some of the record-setting figures Hurricane Ian obtained during its height as a Category Four hurricane landing in Florida? Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPATING: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

A Decade Projection of International Food Security

00:02:57.696 2022-10-04

What are the findings in USDA's annual study of international food security, measuring that category in seventy-seven countries across the globe? Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and economic researcher Yacob Zereyesus

Fall is the Best Time to Wage War against Weeds in the Lawn

00:02:59.800 2022-10-04

The best time to wage war on weeds in our lawns is in the fall. Now is the time to launch a pre-emptive strike. Gary Crawford has more.

PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Kansas State University Extension lawn expert, Dennis Patton. (No, not General Patton)

A Tuneful Tomato Tome

00:03:00.323 2022-10-04

Tomatoes may be very common food items, but one expert says they are quite extraordinary. Gary Crawford has more.

PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Nikita Vivekanandan, with the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.

Fertilizer Production Expansion Program Opens Application Period

00:02:27.748 2022-10-04

The latest USDA efforts to expand domestic fertilizer production is now underway via a grant application period for its Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

Some Results from a Meeting of Ag. Officials from the G20 Nations

00:02:28.819 2022-10-04

A recent meeting of ag. officials from the G20 nations produced some long term commitments and a little controversy. Gary Crawford has more.

PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh.

Smaller-than-Expected Grain Supplies Mean Extended Market Volatility

00:02:30.021 2022-10-04

Grain traders can expect strong market volatility to continue for months. Gary Crawford has more.

PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer.

Hog Producers in a "Contractionary" Mode

00:02:22.497 2022-10-04

A new USDA report has a number of clues as to a possible gear-down of hog numbers and pork production.

PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam.

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